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power; might; authority; influence

3

giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

2

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

3

front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

tottering steps; drunken staggering

1

both (people)

1

no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?

2

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

3

to need; to call for; to require

1

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

2

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

1

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

2

grandiose; exaggerated

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

choices; alternatives; options

2

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

1

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

1

theory

1

thwap; smack

1

there, there

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

3

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

1

stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

8

to remove; to move out of the way

2

decision; settlement; definition

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

body; frame

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

1

they

2

extensive knowledge; erudition

1

monograph; study

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1

attack; charge; raid

3

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

2

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

1

on the sea; surface of the sea

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

1

literally; to the letter; literal

1

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

2